The One Service Every Potential Homebuyer Should Know About

Whether you are looking for an investment property or your first home to live in, there are many factors that each buyer will consider the most important. Some will prioritise the price, others will care about the neighbourhood most of all while still more just care about how close they are to their favourite footy stadium. However, something that should unite every buyer is the danger posed by a common building material that was used throughout almost every house up until the mid-1990s: asbestos. Luckily, there are ways of knowing if your future home has asbestos.

Pre-Purchase Asbestos Building Inspections

Pre-purchase inspections are quite common for a number of reasons. Sometimes those who are not familiar with buildings just want an expert set of eyes to see whether or not the plumbing is in order or if there is any mould or something to that end. A lot of people forget the danger posed by asbestos, which is easy to do since it has been several decades since it was banned. Sometimes you might not even realise that the home was built that long ago, so you don't know whether or not to question if it has asbestos, which is why it is a good idea to schedule an asbestos survey if you have even the slightest doubts.

Asbestos Survey

The actual asbestos survey is very in-depth and takes into account all the most common areas where asbestos was used, from insulation to roof tiles and even in your flooring. This asbestos survey can take a few days to come back with accurate results, but you should never feel pressured to make a final bid before you get concrete data. If you do, then this can be the case of the homeowner showing their cards, knowing the results will come back positive for asbestos, so always be cautious. The asbestos survey does not significantly damage the home in any way, so there should be no pushback from the current owner.

What To Do If The Home Has Asbestos

If the home does come back positive for asbestos, there are a couple of solutions. You might just not want to deal with it and move on to another property, which is more than fair enough and the few hundred dollars on the survey was well worth saving you potentially millions. On the other hand, you can always work out a deal with the current owner for them to either lower their asking price in lieu of this new information or ask them to remove the asbestos themselves and patch up the spots where it was and then renegotiate once it is all done. 

If you want to buy a home soon, contact a local asbestos survey service.

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